Festive Tabletop Inspiration

A hand-calligraphed place card by Westport, Connecticut’s, Bespoke Designs tops a table setting that incorporates lush colors, textures, and patterns. A gilded foraged branch makes for an unexpected place card holder.

The bold black-and-white plates from Caskata’s Marrakech collection hold their own among the other tabletop pieces, while Kim Seybert gets credit for the gold Sahara charger.

The floral design features blooms readily available in the winter, including white lilies, mums, evergreens, and magnolia leaves. A low arrangement facilitates conversation.

A hand-painted menu from Bespoke Designs echoes the Ngala Trading Co. napkins and adds a sense of occasion.

What better way to get back to entertaining than by hosting an intimate dinner party? An elegant dining room designed by Robin Gannon, principal of Robin Gannon Interiors, proves to be the perfect backdrop for an evening with friends. When it came to the room’s design, Gannon had a running start thanks to her client’s dining table, lacquered in a deep blueberry. The homeowner had seen a similar table in a magazine and had it recreated for her own home. Gannon’s goal was to ensure the personality-packed piece felt appropriate to the Georgian Colonial home. Classic furnishings, such as traditional dining chairs, an antique mirror, and a muted rug, quiet the room and add era-appropriate elegance.

Designer Robin Gannon.

The Modern History sideboard features glassware from Simon Pearce, including the Hartland Champagne Bucket. The painting is by Boston-based artist Jane Maxwell.

Graceful and refined, Simon Pearce’s Benson Martini Glasses and Waterbury Tumblers dress up the dinner party.

Designer Robin Gannon chose chairs with a traditional trellis pattern by Hickory Chair to balance the table’s modernity and make it feel like it belongs in the Georgian Colonial home

The table setting marries Moroccan flair with Old World glam and is suitable for an array of winter celebrations; the design reflects a more-is-more attitude and incorporates bold patterns and richly layered pieces sourced from local shops.